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Revision as of 16:20, 28 October 2011
Want to be on TV to win lots of cash, have the holiday of a lifetime, test your knowledge, or generally make a prat of yourself? This is the page to help you do just that. See below for the current opportunities available.
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Special calls
This section contains specific adverts placed by producers who have contacted this website. When applying for a programme, please let them know you saw their appeal on UKGameshows.com - thanks!
Cloned
Are you a group of friends who would be great contestants on a new game show? If so, step this way!
We are looking for a group of 4 friends who are dynamic, have great banter and would like to take part in an exciting BBC show called ‘CLONED’. You need to be available between 6th–9th December. This is a non-transmitted pilot.
If you'd like the chance to take part, please email charlotte.denton@bbc.co.uk.
Auditions will be by invitation only and will be held in a London venue TBC.
Deadline: 20th November 2011
Show type: Pilot
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: Yes
Interview cities: London
Quiz Show Pilot
Maverick TV are developing a brand new quiz show based on general knowledge and luck. We are looking for contestants to be part of our studio pilot. Do you know the answer to questions like these...
- At the 1988 Winter Olympics, which Briton came last in the ski-jumping events?
- In which city is the European Court of Human Rights?
- What cocktail, named after a type of spider, contains vodka and sambuca?
If you know the answers and have lady luck on your side we want to hear from you... now!
Please email contestant@mavericktv.co.uk ASAP to get an application form and be in with a chance of being the first to play this exciting new format.
We are currently only casting in the London area and you must be available on November 22nd/23rd.
Deadline: 15th November 2011
Show type: Pilot
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: TBC
Interview cities: London only
Music game show
Do you have a favourite song? A tune that makes you happy? A melody that gives you energy?
Do you know this song by heart? It’s time for you to play with us! The National Film and TV School is looking for contestants for a new hilarious music game show pilot, to be filmed in London on Sept 5th and in Beaconsfield on Sept 21st.
Just tell us which is your favourite song and why? You don’t need to be able to sing, you just have to have fun and play a game inspired by your favourite song.
We are looking for great stories, great popular tunes and great characters. For the pilot, contestants will be awarded with amazing shopping vouchers.
If you got a song stuck in your head, play with us!
Send your song and stories to casting@theloft-nfts.co.uk
It's going to be a fun music night!
Deadline: 17th September 2011
Show type: Pilot
Interview expenses paid?: Partly
Show expenses paid?: Yes
Interview cities: London, Beaconsfield
New BBC Daytime Quiz
Would you like to be on a brand new big money BBC Quiz?
Do you love a challenge? Are you confident, chatty and competitive?
If so, this brand new BBC daytime quiz could be the one for you.
Gogglebox Entertainment is looking for contestants of all quizzing abilities – you don’t have to be a genius to win – to apply to take part in our new show, where you can potentially win thousands of pounds.
Nationwide auditions will be taking place from August, so please get in touch now.
We will only use your information for the purpose of selecting contestants for the programme.
Applicants must be 18 years of age and over. You must be resident in the UK.
To apply, email bbcquiz@goggleboxentertainment.co.uk or visit the Gogglebox website: www.goggleboxentertainment.co.uk to download an email application form.
Or alternatively by post:
BBC QUIZ APPLICATIONS, Gogglebox Entertainment, 64 New Cavendish Street, London, W1G 8TB
Deadline: 19th September 2011
Show type: Series
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: Yes
Interview cities: London, Bristol, Cardiff, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow
New Sky Dating Game Show
Are you ready to put your love on the line and take a gamble on the ultimate game of love…?
Are you bored of the dating game?
Do first impressions count?
Do you want the chance to go on an amazing first date?
We are looking for YOUNG, FUN and SINGLE individuals who want to forget the cheesy lines and the schmoozing and cut straight to the chase - "DO I FANCY YOU?"
If you are aged 18 or over and want to be part of a unique new dating game show where truth comes first, then this is for you. Auditions taking place in a city near you.
Please email applications@princesstv.com or call 0207 985 1718 for more details!
Deadline: 3rd October
Show type: Series
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: Yes
Interview cities: London, Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff, Newcastle, Belfast.
Entertainers wanted
Could you entertain an audience for two minutes, to win yourself £25,000?!
A brand new, prime time show is looking for game-for-a-laugh singers, comedians and unusual variety acts to take part in a unique television experience, where the premise is simple:
A quick turn could win you big money!
You don’t have to be the next Leona Lewis or Michael McIntyre, just be entertaining!
Apply at talent@magnumtv.co.uk now!
Deadline: 9th September 2011
Show type: Series
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: Yes
Interview cities: TBC
Fort Boyard (teenagers)
The legendary show FORT BOYARD is back!
Foundation TV / Zodiak Media (leading International television company) is producing a new version of the exciting, action-based TV game show in the famous Fort Boyard off the French coast - this time for young contestants.
We are looking for young Americans and Brits to apply to take part in the show who are either aged 13-15, or 18 years old. You must be sporty, pretty fearless and up for a challenge!
Is this you? If so, we want to hear from you. Please email contestants@foundationtv.co.uk with ‘UKGameshow application’ as the subject line, with the following details:
- Name
- Age + date of birth
- Nationality
- Contact number (if under 18, give your parent/guardian’s number instead)
- Email address (if under 18, give your parent/guardian’s email instead)
- Your height
- Any dates you are unavailable during June + July this year
- A bit about yourself
- Attach a photo
IF YOU ARE UNDER 18, it’s very important that you ask your parent/guardian’s permission before applying.
Only successful candidates will be contacted. Be quick – auditions will be very soon. Good luck!
Deadline: 10th June 2011
Show type: Series
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: Yes
Interview cities: TBC
CALLING ALL COUPLES!
You and your partner could be the stars of a new prime time ITV1 Saturday night comedy panel show!
Endemol UK are looking for fun couples who are very much in love, but have an ongoing niggle or dispute that they want resolved, once and for all! It doesn’t matter how small or ridiculous the issue may be, they want to hear from you!
A celebrity comedy panel will watch each couple in action, listen to both sides of the story, and then ultimately decide who they think is right, and who is wrong. This is the chance to finally get your own way on an issue that’s been driving you mad!
Email us now at couples@endemoluk.com for an application form
Deadline: 31 May 2011
Show type: Series
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: Yes
Interview cities: Nationwide
Pointless - Series 5
Can you name a top 40 single released by The Beatles? Can you name a John Travolta movie? Can you name a Grand Slam winning tennis player? If so, you could be in with a chance of winning big money.
Four pairs of contestants will be pitted against each other as their general knowledge skills are put to the test. Could you trust your friend, your dad, your girlfriend or your work colleague under pressure? We would like to hear from pairs of people who think they can take up the challenge.
Nationwide auditions for Series 5 will be taking place from March, so please get in touch now. Pointless is produced for the BBC by Endemol UK.
We will use your information for the purpose of selecting contestants for the programme. Applicants must be 18 years of age and over. You must be resident in the UK.
To apply: request an email application form by email: gameshow@endemoluk.com
By post:
Pointless 5 Applications Endemol UK Shepherds Building Central Charecroft Way London W14 0EE
Deadline: 28 March 2011
Show type: Series
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: Yes
Interview cities: Nationwide
General information
FOR ALL BBC SHOWS
A general email address for contestants enquiries for BBC ONLY entertainment programmes is: entertainmentcontestants@bbc.co.uk
Contestant calls are posted at bbc.co.uk/beonashow.
There is also a separate CBBC "Be on a show" page.
CHANNEL 4 SHOWS
Specific contestant calls are regularly posted at www.channel4.com/takepart.
Fill in the online application form or write to:
Contestant Applications Bargain Hunt PO Box 229 Bristol BS99 7JN
The application form for Countdown is now available online (Microsoft Word format only).
Alternatively, you can get a form sent to you by emailing countdown@channel4.com or writing to:
Countdown The Television Centre Leeds West Yorkshire LS3 1JS
For audience tickets, call 0161 9520408 or email saralee.mullan@itv.com.
Visit www.channel4.com/deal to fill out an application form online.
Visit 12yard.com/eggheads to fill out an application form online.
Alternatively you can email: eggheads@12yard.com
Fill in the online application form or write to:
Masterchef PO Box 50405 London W8 4XF
Prospective contenders can fill in the online application form or write to:
Mastermind Room 4012 New Broadcasting House Oxford Road MANCHESTER M60 1SJ
Email universitychallenge@bbc.co.uk.
Only teams from degree-issuing institutions may apply.
For audience tickets, call 0161 9520408 or email saralee.mullan@itv.com.
Send an email to weakestlink@bbc.co.uk or write to FREEPOST, THE WEAKEST LINK.
Who Wants to be a Millionaire?:
A web application form, and details of other ways of applying, can be found at the ITV Millionaire site.
Application details are provided as a service to readers, but please note that all contestant enquiries should be directed to the named production company and not to UKGameshows.com. Addresses can be found on our list of contact details for production companies.
